The day LUNA went to zero, my account dropped from a million straight down to 30,000 USDT.

I sat in front of my computer for half an hour, my mind completely blank. I had just one thought: don’t think about making a comeback, just stay alive for now.

Later, I started playing the “rolling position” strategy. A lot of people say this approach is too aggressive, but that’s exactly how I rolled 30,000 up to 1.57 million in six months.

How did I do it? Four ironclad rules.

**Rule 1: The first position is never more than 10%**

Starting with 3,000 USDT, if I lose 150, I cut it. Anyone who tries to convince me to “wait a bit, it’ll bounce back”—I delete them from my friends list. This is the bottom line for survival, no room for negotiation.

**Rule 2: Only roll profits, never touch the principal**

After making a first wave of 900, I immediately transfer out the 3,000 principal. What’s left is all profit, which I use to increase my position for the next round. Profits roll into more profits, and the principal never comes back.

This way, even if it all blows up, it doesn’t hurt, and when it rises, you can hold on.

During that ETH run, I rolled four times in a row: 3,000 → 3,900 → 5,250 → 7,120… If I missed the timing by even a second when adding positions, it wouldn’t have worked.

**Rule 3: You have to dare to hold profits—if you don’t, you’ll never make a comeback**

A lot of people take profit at 8%, then panic if it pulls back 3%. These people never make real money.

I learned my most painful lesson during the FTX crash—held on to 370,000 USDT, wouldn’t let go, and in one day it dropped to 120,000. That pain was worse than liquidation.

From then on: if it rises 15%, I move my stop loss up to 12%. As soon as the trend breaks, I’m out. No hesitation, no wishful thinking.

**Rule 4: Don’t worship technicals, don’t idolize strategies**

I only believe in one thing: use profits to chase profits, use rules to stay alive.

People who make a comeback rely on logic; people who get liquidated rely on feelings.

Those who are always hoping to win it all back on the next trade, they all end up as someone else’s counterparty. Just like I once was.

Maybe you’re in that 30,000 USDT hole right now—anxious every day, impulsive, can’t sleep, hands shaking every time your account is in the red. I get it, because I’ve been there.

But where I am now might be just one step harder, one step more disciplined than where you are.

This isn’t an inspirational story, it’s a lesson paid for in blood. The crypto world never rewards emotions, only those who execute.

The light’s on. Whether you dare to move forward—it’s up to you.